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Artist born to be prominent Indian (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ranee

'be prominent indian' is the definition.
(alternative spelling of rani, a Hindu queen)

'artist born' is the wordplay.
'artist' becomes 'RA' (Royal Academician, member of Royal Academy of Arts).
'born' becomes 'nee' ('nee' is 'born' in French).
'ra'+'nee'='RANEE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for ranee that I've seen before include "Indian princess" , "One of the royals" , "Indian queen" , "Royal female" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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